What is it like to live in Brazil’s prison system? Brazilian freelance journalist Fernanda Canofre explains to the LMC the dangers of riots, torture, disease, corruption, and racial profiling. All without ever being charged with a crime.
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Sept 8th 2017: Filipinos, the Latinos of Asia
Are Filipinos Asians or Latinos? That’s the question we tackle on this episode with Anthony Ocampo on the LMC. Anthony Ocampo is the author of “The Latinos of Asia.” He is also an associate professor of sociology @ Cal Polytechnic University in Pomona, Ca.
August 11th 2017: Racism in South America
Last June, racist statements by Peruvian commentator Phillip Butters sparked outrage and the urging of more discussion for having more Afro-Latino voices in Peruvian society. The LMC speaks with Afro-Latina activist and poet Shirley Campbell-Barr about the controversy that went viral throughout all of Latin America.
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